Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13

4 PROPOSED NEW DRIVEWAY fRon THE AQUkprCT
BRIDGE TO NocNT vERNoN-sxwAGE, NOT sfwER-
GAS, THE EVIL OF BAD PLuxBINa-A NEW oRaANI-
zArIoN OF ARCHITECTS
The fashion In houses changes slowly. There Is
variation in detail but the general style OF arch-
lecture has its periods, and transitions nom one
style to another is gradual For certain grade
Oh mouse there cannot be much variety In the ar
chitecture, but with expensive houses the chang
use OF hard wood In the interior finish OF a house
has been the prevailing style for several years
past, ana has proved to be very popular. When
nard wood is beyond the means OF the house
builder, pine or poplar, stained in imitation OF
cnerry, mahogany. and OAK Is very generally intro
duced. The pine itself, finished in hard OIL is In
some cases used throughout the house, and this
can be expended iavisSiy in The use q hard wood
especially when 1t ts carved. But even without
tne carving great deal can be added 70 the cost
the ceilings are paneled with hard wood. Then
tnere are the maDteis which the fashion for open
ITe-piaces has made feature in interior house
Neoofation. Two or three thousand dollars can be
expended tor wood mantel and yet the limit Ut
eiaOorateness will be by no means reached. The
use OF hard wood is to some extent the outcome OF
Tue rage ior the antique and tniS has led TO far
tner step IN the use or painted wood tOr the nntsh
OF some OF the rooms The parlors are now very
the bed chambers are nnisfied in the same style
anu are painted in colors to suit the furniture OF
the room, Mr.: b. h. warders residence, on
ished In this STYLE and is besides the most expen-
siveiy finished house that was ever erected In this
CITY. Inc entrance hail. staircase hall and stair
caSe die nnisned In antique OAK, with the exposed
lolsts In the ceiling covered with the same wood.
ne library Is finished in white mahogany with a
Snng ons the wSod Of carving Se tri Seok
eases which encircles the room. The finish of the
d n is rose WOOD and the great panels Of
main hall Is separated from the entrance aud from
the staircase by arches OF brown stone supported
On s,sne ne st9ne eeng very
hlgh WainscOting, and tile carving is broad band
OF delicate traeery running around the edges OF
tne panels The mahtel extends TO the ceiling,
upper hoors is mainly pine, painted in different
coiorS TO harmonic with the furniture and the
decorations OF the different roOma
the same style OF interior finish may be found
IN other residences In this city recent construc-
ton, although there is difference In the elabor.
ateness vi the work.
SEWER GAS AND SEWAGE.
STAR reporter, in talking recently with an
architect in this city In regard to the methods OF
house construction. spoke OF the importance
OF careful plumbing and the dangers to health
arising from the escape OF sewer gas In the house.
n am not SO much afraid Of sewer gas" observed
ly happens that the joints In the waste pipe are
not tlSht and the matter escapes and soaks the
earth under the house. AS rule, where there are
under the floor, and thus carried under the ho,ise
and out to the connection with tie sewer When
the JOINTS are loose, the matter flows out, and In
sewage. Not long ago Was engaged In remodel
ling mouse which is one OF the finest In the FASH
ionaoie northwest II had, however, been built
Tor o number OF years and Was not a modern house.
IN digging up the sewer pipes under the house, l
found that the earth around was soaked
with the sewage which had escaped from leaky
inln tffyt,f
and generally run the city water through the
pipes and test the ghtness OF the joints as far as
!. poss9le Win the ordinary pressure on the city
up some OF the joints. But the best plan Is 10 lay
the drainage pipe In brick casing and then cover
the top In sucn a way as that IL can be removed
and the condition OF the pipe examined without
the, expense OF tearing up the floors. 1t is not
pleasant TO think OF living over ground soaked
majority OF the houses unless great care Is taken
In laying the waste pipes Various malignant dis,
eases are caused, not 20 much, think, from the
sewage which fills the ground beneath the house. "
PROPOSED NEW ROAD 10 Nj. VERNON.
movement Is on foot to have q new road
opened up, extending from the AQueduct bridge,
through Fort Myer, Arlington, and Alexandria, to
Mt. Vernon q distance OF some Ii miles. The
board OF supervisors or Alexandra and Fairfax
Counties, and steps will be taken to secure from
the property owners the ground sufnc1ent TO make
i
prove TO be popular drive, and that 1t will tend
70 open up this country for suburban settlement
There Is already good road from the AQueduct
bridge TO Fort Myer, which was constructed by
the Government, and the opinion Is that this road
WIN be continued through the Government reser-
va,ton or Arlington, and then the county auth0ri-
ties can go On with The work from that point.
An ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS.
A chapter OF the American Institutes OF Archi-
tects was organized In this city on Thursday last.
The following oficers were elected: J. l. Smith
meyer, president; w. n. Poindexter, vfce-presi-
dent; G. A. Dicdsn, treasurer; Glenn Brown sec
committee on admissions The executive comnit-
tee consists OF the officers and committee On ad.
missions The objects OF the chapter are to unite
combine their efforts so as TO promote the artistic,
scientific aud practical proficiency OF the profes.
sion, and no member shall accept direct or indirect
OF the profession other than fees received from his
client. The following architects have signed the
constitutions Smithmsy or, John MOser, o. Won
Henry Flem,ner. J. r. Marshall, c. A. Didden.
Glenn Brown, {. II. Read, I. +. Schneider, Robert
w Adolf Gu G Hen5y ~ s RsuI
Wagner. The American Institutes OF Architects
was founded in New York cityin 1857. Among its
members may be mentioned the name OF ThOs. u
Walters, at one time architect OF the Capitol and
Who Is now the president OF the Institute; Vim r.
Ware, formerly professor OF architecture at the
Massachusetts Institute OF Technology, now OF the
Columbia College, New York; L. Nj. Clark, author
and professor at the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology; Jas. Renwick, designer OF the Cor
and I. NJ. Hunt, designer OF the new National Ob,
servatory to be built in this city.
COnvicts Resent Sectarianfsm.
AN NJUDICloUs SPEAKER BREAKS Up PRISON SUM-
DAY SCHOOL
There Is considerable excitement In certain cir.
cleS at Springfield, Mass, over diS0rderly scene
that occurred last Sunday In the Sunday school